English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 16, 2012
Tottenham Hotspur DWLDD 3
–
Reading DLDLW 1
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TOT123
REA011
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Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
5
57.7
Possession
42.3
23
SHOTS
6
8
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
406
Accurate Passes
233
479
Passes
314
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
36
0.3
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
43
33
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
13
21
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
10
44
Clearances
20

Head to Head

TOT leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

REA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 21Alex McCarthyG
  2. 17Kaspars GorkssCD-L
  3. 5Alex PearceCD-R
  4. 23Ian HarteLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 8Mikele LeigertwoodCM-L
  7. 4Jem KaracanCM-R
  8. 11Jobi McAnuffLM
  9. 12Garath McClearyRM
  10. 7Pavel PogrebnyakF
  11. 20Danny GuthrieRCF

Substitutes

  1. 6Adrian MariappaSUB
  2. 3Nicky ShoreySUB
  3. 9Adam Le FondreSUB
  4. 41Stuart TaylorSUB
  5. 24Shaun CummingsSUB
  6. 19Hal Robson-KanuSUB
  7. 10Noel HuntSUB

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Brad FriedelG
  2. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. 13William GallasCD-R
  4. 16Kyle NaughtonLB
  5. 28Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 19Mousa DembéléLM
  7. 30SandroRM
  8. 18Jermain DefoeF
  9. 22Gylfi SigurdssonRCF
  10. 11Gareth BaleAM-L
  11. 7Aaron LennonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Clint DempseySUB
  2. 6Tom HuddlestoneSUB
  3. 25Hugo LlorisSUB
  4. 33Steven CaulkerSUB
  5. 31Andros TownsendSUB
  6. 10Emmanuel AdebayorSUB
  7. 20Michael DawsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Reading 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Lennon.
  2. 45' Second Half begins Reading 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
  3. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 72' Goal! Reading 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  5. 74' Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  6. 78' Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  7. 83' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Clint Dempsey replaces Gareth Bale.
  8. 83' Substitution, Reading. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Danny Guthrie.
  9. 88' Corner, Reading. Conceded by William Gallas.
  10. 90' Attempt missed. Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
  11. 90'+3' Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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